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This I agree with. I guess they tried to be clever and "copy" the scene from the pilot where Ted brings the blue french horn for the first time (same dog breeds look out the window with Robin, Ted is in a suit with the same tie, etc), but as you say, they've left the show running so long so I...

Have you considered that, were you to post from the same account, people would have a greater chance of eventually recognizing you? Also, I am sorry for getting pretty harsh with you now, as I can somewhat imagine what sort of mindset you are currently in, but I think this is something you need...

I am a little late, but congrats to Canada! The best team clearly won. :) And winning the hockey gold = winning the winter olympics, as far as I'm concerned. So congratulations on that as well!

Weighing scales. Duhh!

I don't really order in much, but when I do it's always from the same two places. I tend to try different things on their menus though, and if I find something I like I'll probably keep ordering it for a while until the novelty wears off. My home cooking is more along the lines of "mostly...

I believe the bolded part is the very definition of the term "private" though. ;) But let's not make a deal of semantics; I get what you're saying, but I would point out that you can't really control what sort of things the other person might choose to bring up when they have the added comfort...

You could also make a case that PM'ing with the person and pretending to be someone you're not might be classified as equally weird, but you have a point. :) My concern though, is that private messages are private for a reason, and the other person might end up telling you things that they...

^ Very reasonable attitude. Only thing I'd say is that if you talk to them in PM's and they then get mad if they figure you out, they kind of have a right to be upset. Talking to them in private is just where I see this method turning weird, so it might be better to ignore, or discourage that...

I'm a little confused, "a good sign" of what? I'm not entirely sure what you're getting at. But physical touch tends to be a sign of intimacy in western society; even amongst city-dwellers, who tend to have smaller "social zones" when they interact with people. So I guess it would be a display...

So one hypothetical scenario is an assumption, but the other one isn't. Now I think we're just being choosy with our semantics, but alright. :p Okay, I'll break down my most recent example for your convenience: -Both people are actively posting in the same forums and threads. -Both people are...

But surely it is an equally false assumption to go on and presume and one person will just be a lurker, or it will be okay because the two of them will be posting in different forums and be able to avoid each other? Given who the question was directed at, i.e. those of us who do not just lurk, I...

Awesome post, and interesting to see several different hypotheticals from the same person. :) I'm loving the idea to have some fun with it if it's a close friend that you have that sort of dynamic with! First of all I absolutely agree that people will be bound to react differently, which makes...

I would say we are talking about an inherently unlikely scenario, but on the subject of wether the situation I suggested is "less likely" or not I think we'll have to just agree to disagree. There are people on this forum, indeed in this very thread, posting with a picture of themselves in...

Haha, I think it means that the ingredients for making it are local. Or well, you're sure making me hope that's what it means. :scared:

Well... like I tried to suggest, this could come back and bite you just as much. Actively engaging with them but not telling them who you are is essentially pretending to be someone else, and I think, especially if they then go on to figure out who you are on their own, that they would have a...